IEEE BUFFALO SECTION 100th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION
IEEE Buffalo Section is honored to celebrate 100 years of engineering excellence with a special Centennial Dinner on Friday October 17, 2025.
Since its founding in 1925, the Buffalo Section has played a vital role in advancing and supporting professionals in Western New York. This milestone marks a century of innovation, collaboration, and dedication by generations of engineers, researchers, students, and industry leaders.
Please join us for an evening of reflection, recognition, and connection as we honor our past and look ahead to the future of engineering in our region. The dinner will feature distinguished speakers, historical highlights, and the opportunity to celebrate with colleagues and community partners who have shaped the Section's legacy.
We invite all members, alumni, affiliates, and friends of IEEE to be a part of this once-in-a-century occasion.
Your presence will make this celebration even more meaningful.
Let's commemorate a century of impact--and toast to the next 100 years of innovation.
Date: Friday, October 17, 2025
Location: Jazzboline Restaurant 5010 Main Street, Williamsville, New York 14226
Time: Registration begins at 5:00 pm. Event concludes at approximately 9:30 pm.
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Dinner Selections are: 8oz Sirloin w/Burgundy Glaze
Roasted Chicken Breast w/Marsala
Salmon Fillet w/Lemon Caper Butter
Wild Mushroom Risotto w/Asparagus
Dinner cost is: Members $20, Non-Members $30,
VIP's and Invited Guests no charge
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- Jazzboline Banquet
- 5010 Main Street
- Williamsville, New York
- United States 14226
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Engineering Ethics and Social Responsibility
Biography:
Dr. Mohammed Safiuddin
Research Professor, Emeritus;
School of Engineering & Applied Sciences, University at Buffalo
President, STS International
11974 Winterberry Lane, Plainfield, IL 60585
Tel: 716 432 1123
e-mail: stsintl92@gmail.com
Education:
B.E. (Elec.)-1959; Osmania University, India
M.S. (E.E.)- 1960; University of Illinois
M.B.A.- 1971; Ph.D. (Systems)- 1982; University at Buffalo
Fields of Professional Interest:
. Application of computer and microprocessor technologies to power conversion and control; Application of modern
control techniques to energy conservation and Smart Grid power systems; Technology planning and management
Academic Experience: Over forty years on a part-time basis;
. Research Professor, Advanced Technology Applications, SUNY @ Buffalo ('96-‘10)
. Adjunct Associate Professor, SUNY @ Buffalo ('77-91); Adjunct Professor, Texas A&M University ('88-'89)
. Teaching of formal undergraduate and graduate courses at junior and senior levels for B.S. degree in both day and evening
programs; Supervision of independent study and individual design projects; Graduate research and undergraduate
independent study projects; Outside reader and external examiner for Ph.D. dissertations
Industrial Experience: Over fifty years on a full-time basis
. President- STS International, Plainfield, IL (Founded in 1985 in Amherst, NY now relocated to Plainfield, IL)
. Westinghouse Electric Corporation, Buffalo, NY ('60-'85)
. Design engineering, project engineering, application engineering in the field of industrial control and motor drive
systems; Applied research and development engineering; Product planning and strategic planning; International licensing
and technology transfer negotiations; Small business management
Professional and Technical Achievements: Over sixty years
(10) USA patents; (17) Major technical contributions to “Industry Firsts”; (21) Journal publications; (17) Unpublished
proprietary technical R&D reports and texts for internal use at Westinghouse; (74) Conference paper presentations,
invited seminars, and guest lectures; (1) Co-authored “Activity Based Learning” book on “Foundations of Smart Grid”;
(1) Editorial Board Membership of an international journal of Process Systems Engineering; Invited/keynote speaker at
international conferences in USA, Canada, India, Mexico, Egypt, China and Turkey.
Honors & Awards:
Roscoe Allen Gold Medal, Osmania University (India), 1957; Pi Mu Epsilon Society, Univ. of Illinois, 1960; Graduate
Fellowship, Univ. of Illinois, 1964; Beta Gamma Sigma Society, University at Buffalo, 1971; Invited consultant to
Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (India) under United Nation's Development Program sponsorship (1992);
IUSD Award of Merit, IEEE Industry Applications Society (1992), “for contributions to industrial control technologies
and excellence of service to the Society”; Fellow, IEEE (1993) "for contributions to advanced industrial control systems
for processes and electric drives, and for leadership in continuing education"; Elected "Eminent Engineer" member of
Tau Beta Pi honor society, SUNY at Buffalo, (1993); Meritorious Achievement Award in Continuing Education, IEEEEducational
Activities Board (2000), "for exemplary and sustained contributions in continuing education worldwide”;
International Business and Academic Excellence [IBAE] 2019 “Distinguished Educator Award”. UB Engineering
Alumni Association “2020 Engineer of the Year” Award; New Equitable Innovative Educational Association [NEIEA]
“Achievement Award” “for Outstanding service in the field of Research & Engineering” (2023); Islamic Society of
Niagara Frontier [ISNF] “Award of Appreciation” “for Commitment, Dedication, and Outstanding Service” (2023).
